Viral ventilator-associated pneumonia: Uncovering tip of the iceberg

• Main Authors: Pradeep Vaideeswar (Author), Sandeep B Bavdekar (Author), Piyali Biswas (Author), Ranganathan Sarangarajan (Author), Archana Bhosale (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Context: Hospital-acquired infections are frequently encountered by the physicians for ailments demanding prolonged hospitalization, especially in intensive care units, where patients are often mechanically ventilated. The organisms most often implicated are bacteria; viral etiology is infrequent. A...